Jitters, David French’s sophisticated backstage comedy, opens on the night of a preview of a new play, “The Care and Treatment of Roses.” Within minutes, the audience is plunged into the world of the theatre, a world of instant loves and hates, easily bruised egos, contradictory interpretations of role and script—all complicated by crises involving faulty props, lost lines, and bad reviews, and all magnified by the opening night “jitters” of cast, crew, writer and director.
Year Printed: 2015
First Produced: 1979 by Tarragon Theatre, Toronto.
Running Time: 150 minutes
Acts: 3
Male Cast: 6
Female Cast: 3